Tag: extrajudicial killings
Rights groups decry ‘escalating’ HRVs under Marcos Jr.
Karapatan announced a series of protest actions across the country to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Filipino prelate backs entry of ICC investigators
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said the country “should not hesitate” to let ICC officials investigate
Trillanes: ICC receives Duterte video admitting to mass murder
With his latest admission, Trillanes said the charges against Duterte “…is truly an open-and-shut case.”
Human Rights Watch decries killing of Filipino labor organizer
“Those killed had often been “red-tagged”—alleged to be members of the communist New People’s Army—before they were assaulted”
Tragic triple murder in local neighborhood reflects culture of violence and...
This has become the new reality, where violence and killings no longer stir a reaction, as long as they don't disrupt our everyday lives
Banality of evil
What if evil becomes banal and normal... What if it is clothed in garments of obedience, duty, obligation, purpose, patriotism, or "truth”?
More than a tale of two bishops
The religious in one of Asia’s predominantly Christian countries, the Philippines, may be among the most persecuted in the world.
Lorica, Delos Santos, Baltazar: They learned the truth at 17
The three young men learned the truth at 17. How many more young lives will be wasted by the great mistake called “mistaken identity?”
Seventeens: Glimmer of light amidst darkness
They collectively exemplify the presence of a glimmer of light amidst the darkness, guiding us toward the pursuit of what is right and just.
IN PHOTOS: Relatives, friends bid farewell to teenager killed by police
“You are mere enforcers of the law. You were not ordered, given uniforms, armed, and being paid from the country’s taxes just to kill people"